Peeny Butter Fudge

Author

Will Hillenbrand

Looking at Hillenbrand's Goodreads page just now made me realize that Mole and Bear are characters in a series of books. I'll have to look for some of the others at the library, because my 3-year-old daughter really enjoyed this one. She grabbed it from the Spring display at the library and we read it together...

Author	Barney Saltzberg
ISBN	1419703773

When Andrew gets hold of a pencil, anything can—and does—happen in this innovative and artistic book. The story literally unfolds step-by-step as readers are invited to follow Andrew through flaps and gatefolds. After sharpening his drawing implement on the first page, Andrew challenges the...

Author	Michael Ian Black
ISBN	1416957715

The monkey narrator in this humorous picture book gaurantees that he can READ YOUR MIND. What begins as a simple request to imagine the most spectacular thing in history turns into the story of a roller-skating, bubble-blowing purple kangaroo searching for his dear friend Ernesto on the moon. So by...

Author	Martin Waddell
ISBN	0803734468

Here's a book that begs to be read aloud. From the very first "GRRRRRR!" and "ROAR!" of the Super Hungry Dinosaur, kids will be rooting for Hal to save his parents and his dog, Billy, from the huge beast. And Hal saves them in the most unusual way (hint: It involves spaghetti) in this delightful twist on the...

Author	Keiko Kasza
ISBN	0399252355

A warm, funny tale for little worriers At first, Raccoon thought a picnic with his friend Duck sounded like fun, but he?s having second thoughts. After all, picnics can be very dangerous. They might get attacked by bees, or fall into the river, or even run into a giant, fire-breathing dragon who lives...

Author	Anne Cottringer
ISBN	1589250834

By day, Eliot is quiet. He reads his books, feeds his goldfish, and watches Mr. Smith wash his car. Eliot is such a quiet little thing, say all the grown-ups. But the grown-ups don't know that when the clock strikes midnight Eliot is a SUPERHERO! Eliot's midnight adventures include saving a crowd from...

Author	Diane Stanley
ISBN	0061136115

Goldie is a little girl who likes everything absolutely perfect; that is until she finds herself in an unfamiliar situation after she gets off the wrong bus stop. Does Goldie change her ways of perfection and become open to new friendships and environments?

I like this book, but I am not crazy...

Author	Amanda Ellery
ISBN	1416937781

The team behind If I Had a Dragon bring us a bold, colorful look at Morton’s latest daydream—a safari! Morton is bored playing baseball all the way in the outfield. But if he were in the jungle, he could be a lion or a zebra or a hippopotamus! Yeah, if he were a jungle animal, then things would be exciting....

Author

Hallie Durand

Hop in for a hilarious, heartwarming ride with four-year-old Mitchell, a kid with a need for speed, a lead foot, and a very special license to drive.

Mitchell was four years, one month, and five days old when he got his license. He may need a little boost getting into the driver’s seat, but once...

Author	Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
ISBN	1442406739

When Mama Hen kisses her kids goodnight, she expects them to stay in bed. But those chicks...run...wild! They jump around and do cartwheels until Mama comes in and scolds them. But when she turns out the lights, the chicks start a pillow fight! Finally, Mama gets her chickies settled—but it turns...

Author	Jonathan Allen
ISBN	1905417780

Here’s a farmyard frolic that will have kids quacking, oinking, and hee-hawing along with a cast of adorable animals. The fun begins when Calf hears Rabbit out in the field mooing—and feels inspired to give a great big BAA. Why? Because he likes the sound! Before long, Lamb, Piglet, Baby Donkey,...

Author	Ken Baker
ISBN	0761462430

“Old McDonald Had a Dragon” is a book with a hilarious twist on the song Old MacDonald Had a Farm. Old MacDonald loves to sing. He sings that he has a dragon. So, there is a dragon on his farm. This makes the regular farm animals, like the cow and pig, angry. It makes the other animals want to leave the farm....

Author	Chris Monroe
ISBN	0822592479

There's a terrible "Arooga! Boom! Clang!" noise in Chico Bon Bon's tree house, but he cannot find what's causing the sound. After searching from attic to basement, he locates the source of the problem: an elephant named Clark is stuck in the laundry chute.

No kidding. How priceless is that?

Chico...

Author	J.M. Walsh
ISBN	1847384366

Book Summary of The Biggest Kiss Kisses on noses KIsses on toes-es Sudden kisses when you least supposes. Who likes to kiss? I do, I do! Even the shy do, Why not try, too? Everyone needs kisses - so what could be better than a book that is full of them? From kisses with lipstick to sleepy goodnight kisses, there's...

Author	Frans Vischer
ISBN	1416991557

From Disney animator Frans Vischer comes the story of Fuddles, a lazy housecat who finally sneaks out for the first time in his life and gets wrapped up in an adventure he never expected!

Fuddles is a fat, lazy housecat who’s never been in the Great Outdoors. One day, his humans leave the door...

Author	Kristy Dempsey
ISBN	0399250174

We're a pair beyond compare,
a rare and special two,
in all the ways that I am me
and you're completely you.
 
From tea time to game time, singing or swinging, in the good times and even the grumpy ones, a granddaughter knows her grandpa is always wonderfully himself, and she is wonderfully...

Author	Ami Rubinger
ISBN	0789210584

From the author–illustrator of Abbeville's Big Cat, Small Cat comes another rhyme–completion concept book, teaching children about colors through bright landscapes of loveable elephants.

I Dream of an Elephant takes readers through a wondrous world where they will encounter elephants...

Author	Valeri Gorbachev
ISBN	0807534323

Simon loved dragons. He loved reading books about them, drawing pictures of them, and playing with dragon toys. When he confides in his sister Emma that he intends to befriend a dragon, she makes sure that he knows all the rules about such encounters, from not showing fear to wearing your seat-belt, when...

Author	Emma Dodd
ISBN	0316033901

I don't want a handbag dog.
A tail-not-meant-to-wag dog.

I just want a silly dog.
A sweet willy nilly dog.

A dog I can call MY DOG!

While posh puppies may be all the rage, there's nothing better than a silly, sweet dog that you can call your very own. In this charming picture...

Author	Ellen Appleby
ISBN	0590411217

Summary by Delbert, Joseph, and Marcus

This story is about three billy-goats. It takes place in the mountains and then at a grassy area over a bridge. The problem though is that there is a grumpy, old troll living under the bridge that won't let them pass to get to the grassy area. They try to cross...

Author	Steven Kellogg
ISBN	0803727224

Pinkerton, Behave, by Steven Kellogg is about a dog named Pinkerton, who is trying to be trained by his owners. They take him to a dog school to learn how to fetch and attack a burglar, but he has problems learning these skills. At the end of the book though, a burglar comes to their house and Pinkerton does...

Author

Mercer Mayer

I am Sharing (Little Critter) by Mercer Mayer (Picture Book)

The cooperative Little Critter shows how he shares his toys, his crayons, and even his ice cream, with his little sister. He even shares the TV--except when it's time for his favorite show! This book is a good way to teach young children...

Author	Tish Rabe
ISBN	0375822763

The Cat and company travel by hot air balloon up and into various weather phenomena including rain, snow, thunder, tornadoes, and (yikes!) even hurricanes! Along the way they learn about thermometers, anemometers, wind vanes, cloud formations, humidity, fog, smog, weather folklore, and how to...

Author	Scholastic Inc.
ISBN	0545227380

From Anakin, Boba Fett, and C-3PO to X-Wings, Yoda, and Zam Wesell, no one can do the ABC's like STAR WARS!

Star Wars: ABC is an alphabetical adventure through the imaginative and intergalactic world of Star Wars featuring the names and images of the most popular characters, droids, spaceships,...

Author	Wynton Marsalis
ISBN	0763639915

The creators of Jazz ABZ are back for an encore! With infectious rhythm and rhyme, musical master Wynton Marsalis opens kids’ ears to the sounds around us.

What’s that sound? The back door squeeeaks open, sounding like a noisy mouse nearby — eeek, eeeek, eeeek! Big trucks on the highway...